ὑπέρα [ῠ],ἡ, (ὑπέρ) an
A. upper rope: mostly in pl.ὑπέραι,thebracesattached to the ends of the sailyards (ἐπίκρια), by means of which the sails are shifted fore and aft, acc. to the direction of the wind, Od. 5.260 , cf. Luc. DMort. 4.1 : prov. of those who drop the substance to grasp a shadow,ἀφεὶς τὴν ὑ. τὸν πόδα διώκειhe lets gothe braceto catch at the sheet, Hyp. Fr. 181 .
II. ὑπέραι, = ὕπερα,τά,
Hsch. (s. v.l.).